Orange County Indexed
March 1755 term
15 items of business, in court order.
11 March 1755
- Court in sessionThe March court opened at James Watson’s home with ten justices present.
- Official appointedThe list of justices appointed for the coming year remained unchanged.
- Constable appointedHugh Smith replaced John Creig as constable.
- Constable appointedHenry Hastings replaced Thomas Cate as constable.
- Constable appointedJohn Long replaced John Morrowmore as constable.
- Constable appointedJohn Fuller was appointed constable on both sides of the Western path south of Haw River.
- Constable appointedThomas Wilkinson replaced Zachariah Riddle as constable.
- Constable appointedGiles Tillett replaced Hugh West as constable.
- Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Jane Akin to Joseph Davis until age 18.
- MillWilliam Nunn petitioned to build a gristmill on Enoe River using Corbin’s land and town land.
- Tavern licenseJohn Dennis received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Tavern licenseAlex. Mebane’s ordinary license was renewed.
- Tavern licenseThomas Barkley’s application for an ordinary license was denied.
- JuryThe court selected grand and petit jurors for the Supreme Court’s May session.
- Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Alexander Mebane, James Dickey, Josias Dixon and 7 others present.
